Sahara by Richard Grantham. For Concert Band. Concert Works. African. Difficult/Very Difficult. Full score and set of parts. Duration 4:50. Published by Lake Music (LK.LMP1028).
A tribute to the rhythms and melodic style of North Africa.

Bizarre Bazaar by Stephen Watkins. For Concert Band. Concert Works. African. Medium. Full score and set of parts. Duration 4:40. Published by Lake Music (LK.LMP1016).
An impression on the famous market in Tripoli.

O.W. edited by Rob Duboff and Jeffrey Sultanof. Arranged by Mary Lou Williams. For big band (2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums). Swing/African Waltz. Medium. Published by Jazz Lines Publications (JL.JLP-8790).
This interesting Mary Lou Williams arrangement was written in 1967 for the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Duke never did play it, however. The tune was originally written in 1953 and recorded during a quartet date with Don Byas. Mary Lou later would adapt for chorus recording it in 1970 as "Mary Lou's Mass." This arrangement moves between straight ahead swing and African Waltz. There is a solo section for tenor saxophone that may be opened up for additional solos. For the African Waltz section a sample drum pattern has been supplied by Ndugu Chancler as Mary Lou did not include one in her score. In addition, an optional guitar part has been supplied and piano voicings indicated by Mary Lou have been included. This is not a technically difficult arrangement and the ranges are moderate making this playable by less experienced bands and a great opportunity to expose musicians to Mary Lou Williams's style of writing. Ranges: Trumpet 1 to C#6; Trombone 1 to Bb5.

African Fingerstyle Guitar DVD by John Low. For Guitar (Finger). Solos. Grossman-Guitar Workshop. African. Multiple Levels. DVD. Duration 85 minutes. Published by Grossman's Guitar Workshop (MB.GW932DVD).
The golden age of African fingerpicking guitar was in the 1950s and 1960s. The great players and recording artists of that time included Jean Bosco Mwenda and Losta Abelo from Zaire and George Mukabi from Kenya. Guitarists from other parts of the world have rarely if ever had a chance to learn their songs and playing techniques. On this video their arrangements are taught by John Low, who has lived, worked and studied with African musicians, including those mentioned above. There are some interesting links with American guitar styles but there are just as many differences, including rhythms borrowed from traditional African music and catchy up-beat patterns. African fingerstyle guitar is usually accompanied by rhythms played on a bottle. John Low is accompanied on this DVD by Frans Maathuis and Keith Jackman on bottles. A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD.

African Guitar - The Mighty Popo DVD by Mighty Popo. For Guitar (Fingerpicking). Methods. African. Intermediate. DVD. Duration 76 minutes. Published by Learn Roots Music (MB.MPDVD01).
Let The Mighty Popo introduce you to some of the main elements of African guitar playing and history in this easy to understand lesson for the intermediate guitarist. In this lesson, Popo introduces you to: The Rumba Feel, Zydeco Rhythms in Relation to African Guitar, Bass Lines for Guitar, History Of African Guitar, Double Stop Runs on Guitar, The Soukous Feel, Chord Inversions, African Blues Feel, Mixing Major and Minor Licks, Right Hand Techniques, Tuning Your D to E, and more!

Kuna Karamu. (Let's Celebrate - Swahili). By Sally K. Albrecht. Choir Secular. For SATB or 2-part choir. This edition: SoundTrax CD. Choral Octavo. Alfred SoundTrax. Performance / Accompaniment CD only - No Sheet Music included. Choral and African. Accompaniment and performance CD. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.24068).
"Kuna Karamu" means "let's celebrate" in Swahili. The African rhythms add excitement, and the combination English/Swahili text is a celebration of the beauty of life. Add your choice of rhythm instruments, or use the lively SoundTrax CD.This Soundtrax CD provides audio tracks of accompaniment only, as well as a full performance recording of both the SATB and 2-part arrangements.
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